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The Last Duty [ONC 2025 - Shortlist]

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Reads 354
Votes 74
Parts 17
Time 2h 58m

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In the aftermath of a long and bloody war, the daughter of a king, no longer a princess, Mussumi, has to bend the knee to the man who has defeated her father.

With only a small escort to lead her back to her homeland, Mussumi soon realises that the warlord does not intend for her to reach home alive. Only the intervention of a skilled warrior, who identifies herself only as 'Duty', allows Mussumi to escape, but a desperate chase ensues and only 'Duty' can get her to the ship that will carry her to safety.

With the enemy sniping at their heels at every turn, Mussumi and Duty have to face dangerous paths and deadly creatures to reach the port.

But can Duty be trusted, or is she only another assassin waiting to strike?

An ONC novella, based on Prompt 31: "Next time, ask yourself if your integrity can withstand the truth."All Rights Reserved

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Never Green | ONC 2023 by elmaloney

ONC Shortlister 2023! There are few rules in the Kingdom of Kadotaru, and punishment is not kind, even for the young prince who wishes he was anybody else. Tied to the crown, to his family, to his kingdom, there isn't much he can do. He isn't born to bear the crown, to rule over all the creatures of Kadotaru, but it still haunts him. He never thought to break a rule, there was too much fear deep in his heart. He never thought to break any rules, until she was able to see him. Humans. Humans don't have true sight. They aren't seers, or creatures of Kadotaru. So why can she see him? Why does she reach out to help him? And why did he have to break Kadotaru's most sacred rule? ------------------------------------------------------- This novella will include extreme violence. There will be warnings at the beginning of the chapters that include this show of brutality, but do not reach this novella if you do not wish to read horrific scenes. For the Open Novella Contest 2023 | Cover designed by me | Prompt 62 Word Count - 38,637 RANKINGS: #44 in High Fantasy - 27/04/2023 #90 in Fae - 10/02/2023 #79 in Dark Fantasy - 10/02/2023 #09 in opennovellacontest2023 - 10/02/2023 © elmaloney 2023 | all rights reserved

The Commander's Power by Rosesc1982

In a time where Kings and Queens ruled the lands, there was a man that went by the name of The Commander. He was strong and ruthless so ruthless that even the devil himself couldn't rank that high in the eyes of the people compared to the way that The Commander had rank to them. Until one day someone had stolen the King's gold and The Commander was sent out to find it but he had found more than a chest of gold he had found a stubborn little women who had a mouth of a sailor. This one-woman would be the envy to everyone who has had meet The Commander because of her she was his match. _________________ This story does have violence and gory scenes so please take note. Mature Scenes & Bad Language © All Rights Reserved 18+

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐆 | 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 by mikmerakii

. ˚✧ "You hit me in the helm with a mic stand?!" "You...You're a Royal?!" 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 a soon-to-be high priestess returns after a royal retreat among the stars, struggling to find an ounce of trust in any suitor being pushed upon her; until one hits her in the helm with no warning. The culprit? A rookie, but popular, warrior visiting the biggest city on the planet for the biggest festival upon a certain Royal's arrival home; and he would soon find that her attention was a challenge of dropping a false facade in order to gain it. But the tension grew thicker, talk grew louder, shadows grew darker, and soon a war would ravage their planet that would eclipse their light. royal femme!oc x gladiator mech!oc pre war to beginning of war, found family with the bots, seeker trine moments, forbidden/scandalous lovers, & jazz and oc lil sister bonding with the terror twins subplot started: 9/2/24 *also on ao3 (link in bio)

𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐈 || 𝐌. 𝐊𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐣𝐢 by _Saaki_

(Muzan OC and fanfic) 〖𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆? 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍.〗 ┏━━━"Time and again you'll face the same confrontation. And an era will come when you would have to reflect upon your choices. You will have to pay for your 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙨 before you leave this world, Muzan, and I shall ensure you that 𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖 definitely hits when you least expect it to. Either dressed as an enemy with a blade or as a beloved with a shattered heart.. 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 will eventually stab you."━━━┛ ┏━━━"So.. on your knees or on death's door, what would it be? I shouldn't be questioning. After all you, my lady, are the only one who dares to oppose me when others would rather beg for their lives. Go ahead, show your strength and we'll see who draws first 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙. I crave to see crimson stains on your delicate skin. By the end of this strife you shall either be 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜 8 feet above the ground or 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 6 feet under it."━━━┛

Nine Rising - ONC 2022 by idmcnally

- Prompt #4 for ONC 2022 - 18-year old Lady Tovecadia, or Tove to her friends, has trained her whole life to protect Prince Darrius of Legatium - preparing in secret since women aren't allowed to be soldiers. Even Prince Darrius doesn't know she exists. But finally the time has come to show how fabulously ruthless she is. Legatium's old enemy, the country of Rachbar, is threatened by Darrius' imminent wedding to Princess Arra of Erudesh, a stalwart ally. Their wedding will unite the two countries but also make Legatium more powerful than ever. But then Tove discovers Rachbar has recruited a race of persecuted shape changers, the Animuto, who plan to take their revenge. She has until the prince's wedding to stop them. It doesn't help the prince is one of them. But Prince Darrius will not trust her. It has something to do with her best friends - renowned but exiled warriors the prince seems to despise - and a painful past he refuses to share. But Tove's best trait, apart from her vise-like chokeholds, is her determination. From pub brawls to the Dead God's temple, from Animuto assassins to mutinous fugitives, Tove must prove she is the warrior he needs. But to do so, she will have to do something she hates more than anything - she will have to ask for help. Like Darrius, Tove must choose her allies and choose her kin, because war is only three weeks away.

Queendom: The Crest, the Crown, and the Heart by authorangiereigns

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Midnight Moon by penbehindamask

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